The Coca-Cola Company Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

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Fair Value Measurements (Details 2)

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Fair Value Measurements (Details 2) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 28, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 28, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Asset Impairment Charges
Gain (loss) form issuance of additional shares by an equity investee	$ 0	$ 0	$ 92	$ 0
Exchange of investment equity securities	0	0	0
Equity method investment		(3)		(41)
Total	0	(8)	92	364
Coca-Cola FEMSA, S.A de C.V [Member]
Asset Impairment Charges
Gain (loss) form issuance of additional shares by an equity investee			92
Merger of Embotelladoras Arca, S.A.B. de C.V. (Arca) and Grupo Continental S.A.B. (Contal)
Asset Impairment Charges
Exchange of investment equity securities				418
Japan's events
Asset Impairment Charges
Impairment charge				(1)
Inventories
Asset Impairment Charges
Impairment charge	0		0
Inventories \| Japan's events
Asset Impairment Charges
Impairment charge		(5)		(12)
Cold-drink equipment
Asset Impairment Charges
Impairment charge	0		0
Cold-drink equipment \| Japan's events
Asset Impairment Charges
Impairment charge		0		(1)
Equity method investments
Asset Impairment Charges
Equity method investment	$ 0	$ (3)	$ 0	$ (41)

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